senior lecturer, social psychologist, social media researcher
Brisbane
Joined December 2009
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Stephanie Tobin retweeted
ALT Hands hold a tablet displaying a "Friend Feed" social media post. The post shows "Tami Velasco" volunteering at an animal shelter with a dog, captioned "Really excited to be volunteering at the animal shelter today."
I’m excited to share a new paper from my lab led by PhD researcher Danielle Villoresi: Understanding Interpersonal Goal Adoption and Pursuit on Social Media: A Qualitative Investigation. doi.org/10.1080/10447318.202… (1/6)
Platform features, and user perceptions further shape goal pursuit. For example, Instagram feed posts are often used for self-image goals due to their visibility, while story posts are preferred for compassionate goals due to their ephemeral nature. (5/6)
New research from @UrbanDropbear @selentrky @_DanielJ_ @tobinsteph investigating how rewards for helping in videogames affect later prosocial behaviour. Reward salience didn't matter, but reasons for helping did. doi.org/10.1080/10447318.202… (eprint: tandfonline.com/eprint/RJBTG…)
Stephanie Tobin retweeted
An awesome MPhil scholarship available for an exciting project at QUT, "From virtual sites to real opportunities: using VR to inspire young women in construction." Please share. See the details here-qut.edu.au/study/fees-and-sc…
why do people want to be anonymous online? being toxic is only half the story. journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful… @L_Nitschinsk @socialneuro @DeaVarley
New paper from @L_Nitschinsk looking at dark personality traits, toxic motivations for anonymity, and trolling: frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
With @Carly_A_McComb
🔦Article spotlight: A meta-analysis by Carly McComb, @socialneuro, & @tobinsteph found negative effects of upward social comparisons on social media users’ body image, subjective well-being, mental health, and self-esteem. Learn more here: tinyurl.com/5653v9tr
Stephanie Tobin retweeted
A brand new paper from @TheGRIDLab led by my PhD student Blake Kammerman. Well done, Blake! Do videogame rewards influence players’ subsequent prosocial engagement... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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